BL9 6TZ postcode in Rochdale, England

BL9 6TZ is a postcode in Rochdale, in the Norden ward. It is in the Heywood and Middleton North parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at BL9 6TZ can get it Across Rochdale: 92% Typical price £210,000 Homes sold in BL9 6, last 12 months. ▲ 10.9% on the year before Nearest station Castleton (Manchester) 5.4 km in a straight line

Where BL9 6TZ is, and what is near it

Map of BL9 6TZ and what is near it Map of BL9 6TZ: its centre point, with the 275 other postcodes in the BL9 6 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BL9 6AT: also in BL9 6BL9 6DA: also in BL9 6BL9 6DB: also in BL9 6BL9 6ER: also in BL9 6BL9 6FX: also in BL9 6BL9 6HR: also in BL9 6BL9 6HY: also in BL9 6BL9 6JA: also in BL9 6BL9 6JB: also in BL9 6BL9 6JD: also in BL9 6BL9 6JE: also in BL9 6BL9 6JF: also in BL9 6BL9 6JG: also in BL9 6BL9 6JH: also in BL9 6BL9 6JJ: also in BL9 6BL9 6JL: also in BL9 6BL9 6JN: also in BL9 6BL9 6JP: also in BL9 6BL9 6JQ: also in BL9 6BL9 6JR: also in BL9 6BL9 6JS: also in BL9 6BL9 6JT: also in BL9 6BL9 6JU: also in BL9 6BL9 6JW: also in BL9 6BL9 6JX: also in BL9 6BL9 6JY: also in BL9 6BL9 6JZ: also in BL9 6BL9 6LA: also in BL9 6BL9 6LB: also in BL9 6BL9 6LD: also in BL9 6BL9 6LE: also in BL9 6BL9 6LH: also in BL9 6BL9 6LJ: also in BL9 6BL9 6ST: also in BL9 6BL9 6TE: also in BL9 6BL9 6TP: also in BL9 6BL9 6TR: also in BL9 6BL9 6TS: also in BL9 6BL9 6TT: also in BL9 6BL9 6TU: also in BL9 6BL9 6TX: also in BL9 6BL9 6TY: also in BL9 6BL9 6UA: also in BL9 6BL9 6UB: also in BL9 6BL9 6UD: also in BL9 6BL9 6UE: also in BL9 6BL9 6UF: also in BL9 6BL9 6UG: also in BL9 6BL9 6UH: also in BL9 6BL9 6UJ: also in BL9 6BL9 6UL: also in BL9 6BL9 6UN: also in BL9 6BL9 6UP: also in BL9 6BL9 6UQ: also in BL9 6BL9 6UR: also in BL9 6BL9 6US: also in BL9 6BL9 6UT: also in BL9 6BL9 6UU: also in BL9 6BL9 6UW: also in BL9 6BL9 6UY: also in BL9 6BL9 6XA: also in BL9 6 School 2.0 kmHeady Hill Surgery 2.1 kmGP 2.4 kmCastleton (Manchester) station 5.4 kmRochdale station 6.6 kmMoorside BL9 6TZ Map of BL9 6TZ and what is near it Map of BL9 6TZ: its centre point, with the 275 other postcodes in the BL9 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 1.9–2.1 kmSchool 2.0 kmMoorside BL9 6TZ
  • BL9 6TZ
  • Other postcodes in BL9 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.6113, longitude -2.2528)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BL9 6TZ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BL9 6TZ?

Every home and business at BL9 6TZ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BL9 6TZ 100% Rochdale 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BL9 6TZ 100% Rochdale 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BL9 6TZ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council's days for BL9 6TZ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BL9 6TZ on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BL9 6TZ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BL9 6TZ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Rochdale

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BL9 6TZ: 2,309 properties in Rochdale are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Rochdale

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BL9 6TZ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BL9 6TZ?

Homes in BL9 6 sold for a typical £210,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 117 sales, up 10.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£210,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£189,375 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 10.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £370,000 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £230,000 35 sales
  • Terraced £171,500 55 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £127,000 11 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BL9 district: a typical £215,000 from 515 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BL9 6TZ

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BL9 6TZ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 May 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BL9 6TZ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around BL9 6TZ. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (38%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BL9 6TZ

Band D in Rochdale for 2026‑27: £2,601. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,734 (band A) to £5,202 (band H); band A, the most common, is £1,734.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 280 (38%)£1,734
Band Babout 140 (19%)£2,023
Band Cabout 110 (15%)£2,312
Band Dabout 80 (11%)£2,601
Band Eabout 60 (8%)£3,179
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,757
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£4,335
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,202

When the homes were built

  1. 38% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 22% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Rochdale before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BL9 6TZ is in (ONS area E01005499), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BL9 6TZ?

The nearest open schools to BL9 6TZ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BL9 6TZ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BL9 6TZ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BL9 6TZ is Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station, 5.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 5.4 kmDrive
  • Rochdale Rail Station Railway station 6.6 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near BL9 6TZ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BL9 6TZ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BL9 6TZ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BL9 6TZ?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BL9 6TZ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Fairfield General Hospital Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BL9 6TZ?

The nearest to the centre of BL9 6TZ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BL9 6TZ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BL9 6TZ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BL9 6TZ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BL9 6TZ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BL9 6TZ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BL9 6TZ?

The nearest vets to the centre of BL9 6TZ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BL9 6TZ in a conservation area?

The centre of BL9 6TZ is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BL9 6TZ?

Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for BL9 6TZ. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BL9 6TZ

Ward
Norden
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BL9 6UR170 mBL9 6US200 mBL9 6XA290 mBL9 6XS290 mBL9 6TU350 mBL9 6TT360 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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